Additional Reading

If you want to find out more about the underlying processor enhancements from Intel and AMD that will support and be required by Windows Server virtualization, check out the following sources:

• See http://www.intel.com/technology/virtualization/index.htm for information concerning Intel VT technology

• See http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_8826_14287,00.html for information about AMD-V technology

For information on how Microsoft and XenSource are collaborating to support running Linux on Windows Server 2008, read the following article on Microsoft PressPass:http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jul06/07-17MSXenSourcePR.mspx.

The starting point for finding out more about current (and future) Microsoft virtualization products is http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/default.mspx on Microsoft.com.

For more information about System Center Virtual Machine Manager and how you can join the beta program for this product, see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualization/default.mspx on the Microsoft Web site. From there, you can jump to pages describing Virtual Server 2005 R2, Virtual PC 2007, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, and most likely Windows Server virtualization on Windows Server 2008 in the near future as well.

If you’re interested in finding out more about SoftGrid Application Virtualization, seehttp://www.softricity.com/index.asp, although the Softricity Web site will probably be folded soon into Microsoft.com.

Finally, be sure to turn to Chapter 14, “Additional Resources,” if you want to find more resources about Windows Server virtualization in Windows Server 2008. In that chapter, you’ll find links to webcasts, whitepapers, blogs, newsgroups, and other sources of information on this feature and other Microsoft virtualization technologies.